Arsenal defender Riccardo Calafiori described how tough their match against Manchester City was, especially in the second half.
The Gunners secured a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw, but they could have won the game if they had held on for just a few more seconds.
Mikel Arteta started the Italian defender, and he provided the equaliser superbly.
Gabriel Magalhães then scored another goal for Arteta’s men, and the Gunners held on despite going down to ten men just before halftime.
Arsenal defended with everything they had for much of the match and looked set to win before Manchester City broke their hearts with a late equaliser.
Despite the disappointment, the Gunners can be proud of their performance despite coming close to winning.
After the match, Calafiori said to the BBC:
“I am so happy to have scored and I am a bit disappointed that we didn’t win.
“It was so tough. We reacted really good and the second half was extremely tough, more mentally than physically.”
Just Arsenal Opinion
We had a brilliant game against Manchester City, and our guys can be proud of their performance in that match, regardless of the final result.
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What a way to start your Arsenal career. Calafiori looks quite a player! Both him and Timber look like excellent additions to the squad. Definitely not worried about defence this season.
Indeed it was a tough one. However we need to add two players on midfield and one striker to coop with the work load. Arsenal will compete in champions league abd other local cups on top of the epl.
Secondly. Our players need more mental toughness and they should horn their silky skills too.
This is the problem, he send them out with a bad mentality, putting in their heads they’re not good enough to win, you would never see a klopp side do that, if they did they wouldn’t even have won one title. He has to stop this mental block and fans have to stop praising it, it is not good. Last year the same if we beat city we already have a title but he went to not lose!!